Listed Local

See what customers near your business see on Google Maps.

Not everyone searches from your front door. We run the search customers use from 25 points around your business and show you the map they get at each one. Free, no signup.

  • Top 3
  • 4–10
  • 11–20
  • Not in the top 20

Your 25 points

Example scan, demo data
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Your rank at each of the 25 points, laid out as a grid with north at the top. The middle cell is your business.
Row 1, column 1: #10Row 1, column 2: #11Row 1, column 3: #11Row 1, column 4: #7Row 1, column 5: #7
Row 2, column 1: #7Row 2, column 2: #6Row 2, column 3: #6Row 2, column 4: #7Row 2, column 5: #6
Row 3, column 1: #2Row 3, column 2: #1Row 3, column 3: #1Row 3, column 4: #3Row 3, column 5: #6
Row 4, column 1: #4Row 4, column 2: #3Row 4, column 3: #2Row 4, column 4: #3Row 4, column 5: #7
Row 5, column 1: #4Row 5, column 2: #6Row 5, column 3: #7Row 5, column 4: #7Row 5, column 5: #8

What customers see from three spots

At your door

Search for “air conditioning”
  1. 1Your businessYou4.4(109)Air conditioning0.0 km
  2. 2Air conditioning Summit3.8(201)Air conditioning0.4 km
  3. 3Air conditioning South3.9(72)Air conditioning1.6 km

You’re #1 here

2 km west

Search for “air conditioning”
  1. 1Your businessYou4.4(109)Air conditioning2.0 km
  2. 2Air conditioning South3.9(72)Air conditioning2.4 km
  3. 3Air conditioning Hill4.8(570)Air conditioning1.2 km

You’re #1 here

4 km north

Search for “air conditioning”
  1. 1Air conditioning Central4.3(152)Air conditioning0.5 km
  2. 2Air conditioning Old Town3.9(400)Air conditioning1.4 km
  3. 3Air conditioning Bridge3.7(68)Air conditioning1.7 km

You’re #11 here, below the top 3

What AI tells them

Example scan, demo data

Asked: “Can you recommend the best air conditioning in Sydney?”

ChatGPT

Mentioned
…g North — Praised for friendly staff. 2. Air conditioning River — Open late on weekdays. 3. Your business — Often recommended for families. 4. Air conditioning Oak — Many recent reviews.…
Sources cited
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Here are some well-regarded options in Sydney, based on reviews and reputation. 1. Air conditioning North — Praised for friendly staff. 2. Air conditioning River — Open late on weekdays. 3. Your business — Often recommended for families. 4. Air conditioning Oak — Many recent reviews. 5. Air conditioning Lake — Open late on weekdays. 6. Air conditioning Central — Often recommended for families.

Gemini

Not mentioned
Several places in Sydney are often recommended: 1. Air conditioning Hill — Open late on weekdays. 2. Air conditioning West — Highly rated nearby. 3. Air conditioning East — Praised for friendly staff.…
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Several places in Sydney are often recommended: 1. Air conditioning Hill — Open late on weekdays. 2. Air conditioning West — Highly rated nearby. 3. Air conditioning East — Praised for friendly staff. 4. Air conditioning Cedar — Praised for friendly staff. 5. Air conditioning Park — Highly rated nearby.

Perplexity

Not mentioned
Based on recent ratings, these stand out in Sydney: 1. Air conditioning Crown — Highly rated nearby. 2. Air conditioning Union — Often recommended for families. 3. Air conditioning Linden — Praised fo…
Sources cited
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Based on recent ratings, these stand out in Sydney: 1. Air conditioning Crown — Highly rated nearby. 2. Air conditioning Union — Often recommended for families. 3. Air conditioning Linden — Praised for friendly staff. 4. Air conditioning Maple — Open late on weekdays. 5. Air conditioning Meadow — Many recent reviews.

One answer from each assistant, asked today. The same question can get a different answer next time, which is why tracking asks repeatedly.

To see how often you’re named, track it: each assistant is asked again on a schedule, and every answer that names you is counted.

How you show up across your area

Example scan, demo dataScanned 5 Nov 2026
Average rank
5.7
Points in the top 3
7
Found at
25 of 25 points

Top competitors in your area

BusinessAvg rankPoints in top 3Rating
Air conditioning South5.183.9 (72)
Air conditioning Oak7.273.8 (130)
Air conditioning Market5.563.7 (514)
Air conditioning Union9.864.6 (193)
Air conditioning Bridge7.543.7 (68)

What to fix first

  1. Get into the top 3 in more places

    You make the top 3 at 7 of 25 points. Most people tap one of the first three results, so that’s where the calls come from. The competitors above you are the ones to compare categories, services and reviews with.

Air conditioning searches split by job: “air conditioning repair”, “split system installation” and “ducted air conditioning” each get their own results on Google Maps. A company can lead for one and be missing for another from the same street corner. Scan the terms that match the work you want most.

Common Business Profile categories for Air Conditioning Companies

  • Air conditioning contractor
  • Air conditioning repair service
  • HVAC contractor
  • Heating contractor

Your primary category is one of the clearest signals of what you do. Compare yours with the businesses that outrank you.

Questions about Google Maps for Air Conditioning Companies

Why do I rank for “air conditioning repair” but not for “split system installation”?

Google answers each search separately and matches it against your categories, services and website. If you do both, list both as services, and add Air conditioning repair service as a secondary category if it fits your work.

Is Air conditioning contractor the right primary category?

It’s the usual choice for companies that mainly install and service air conditioning. If you do heating as well, HVAC contractor may describe you better. Compare with the primary categories of the companies that outrank you.

Customers never visit our premises. Does that hurt our ranking?

Not by itself. Run the profile as a service-area business with the address hidden, as Google asks. You’re still ranked by distance from that address, so expect to be strongest near it.

Should we list after-hours service?

If you offer it, yes. Searchers can filter Maps for businesses open now, so hours that show when you take calls keep you in that view. List only the hours when someone actually answers.

We have several branches. How should we set them up?

Give each staffed branch its own profile and scan each one, since each ranks around its own address. A branch without staff during business hours doesn’t qualify for a profile.

Questions

How is the ranking measured?

We run the same Google Maps search from 25 points in a grid around your business and record where you appear at each one. Every search is placed at its point, with no personal search history attached.

Why do I rank differently across my area?

Because distance is part of the ranking. Google weighs how far each business is from the person searching, so your position changes as the searcher moves. Relevance and prominence affect how far out you still show up.

Is it free?

Yes. A scan of up to 25 points and one answer from each AI assistant are free, with no account needed.

What do you ask the AI assistants?

We ask each assistant on the card the question shown there, once, for your city, and check whether your business is named in the answer. If an assistant isn’t available in your country, the card says so.

Why do AI assistants name different businesses than Google Maps?

Because they answer a different way. An assistant answers for the whole city rather than for one spot, and builds its answer from what it finds on the web, such as review sites, directories and articles. The sources it cites show where it looked.

Is Listed Local part of Google?

No. Listed Local is independent and isn’t affiliated with or endorsed by Google. A free scan only reads search results; it doesn’t change anything on your Business Profile.